Our Tannery Monteverdi  

has its origin in the far 1955, so placing itself in the oldest companies of tannery in our area.
At that time production was done on bellies vegetal tanned, shiny leather used for leathergoods and shoes.
Over the time our production has been changed according to the trend needs, making and developing new cutting-edge articles and targeted to satisfy a market range always more sophisticated.
Monteverdi, over than getting marketing on all over the Europe, is serving international markets such as USA and Asia, its presence at the most important leather fairs, gives life to a detailed sales network which makes it, with its own brand, now registered, present on all the markets.
The range of articles of our current production is specialized in vegetal tanning and has leathers suitable for watch straps, small leather goods, trimmings, belts, bags and interior furnishings.

Vegetal tanning
has an ancient origin and in “Toscana” has known its maximum splendor.
Since centuries Tuscan tanners are handed down the handcraft tradition, now blend of ancient recipes and advanced technology, bringing the raw material to became leather, in the total respect of the nature.
The vegetal tanning is the most traditional, recognizable, the only one able to give to the leather the unmistakable properties, the most natural, the most respectful of the ecology, which makes unique the product.
The tannin, the active principle which produces the transformation of the animal derma in a compact and resistant material which challenge the years, is the base of the vegetal tanning.
Are the tannins which give to the leather the same “leather scent” and the scent of the vegetal leather, is something to unrepeatable, which give a naturalness sensation to the final product.
The most ancient and known tannin is the extract of the chestnut tree, and as well as widespread is the quebracho extract, a tree which is found mostly in Argentina.The vegetal leather absorbs traces of our past experiences. Aging, but does not ruin.Choosing a product made of this leather, means to have got an article which is the expression of a philosophy, of an unique life style.